pi-session-name

A tiny pi package that auto-generates a short session title from the first user prompt.

What it does

• captures the first user input in the session and freezes it as the title source
• generates a concise title in the user's language with the active pi model
• retries up to 3 times using that same first input only
• never overwrites an existing session name
• updates the terminal title to π - <session name> - <cwd>

Behavior details

The extension starts working on the first input event:

1. If the session already has a name, it does nothing.
2. Otherwise, it stores the first user input in memory.
3. It then tries up to 3 times to generate a title from that captured input.
4. Later user messages are ignored for naming purposes.

This means a failed first request will not cause the extension to switch to a later prompt.

If no model is selected, no API key is available, or all 3 attempts fail, the session simply stays unnamed.

Install

Install globally:

pi install npm:pi-session-name

Install from a local checkout:

pi install /absolute/path/to/pi-session-name

Try it once without installing:

pi -e /absolute/path/to/pi-session-name

Use -l with pi install if you want to add it to the current project's .pi/settings.json instead of your global settings.

Publish

npm publish